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| Picture No | 10528237 |
| Date | 1909 |
| Description | RMS Republic, SS Florida and wireless-telegraphy room |
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RMS Republic sank on 24rd January 1909, near Nantucket, Massachusetts, after collision with SS Florida had occurred the day before. Republic was issued with the new Marconi wireless telegraph system and became the first ever ship to issue a CQD (Come Quickly, Danger) distress signal, when Jack Binns, the wireless-telegraph operator, transmitted the message for fourteen hours straight amidst the wreck of the wireless office. Images on this page from the Illustrated London News include the Republic sinking after collision; the state of the Florida's bows; the wireless-telegraphy room on the Republic from where Jack Binns sent signals.
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| Source | Photographs in The Illustrated London News, 13th February 1909 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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